Cast-off for suspenders.



PATENTED MAY 10, 1904.

7 H. J. GAISMAN. CAST-OFF FOR SUSPENDBRS.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 18, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

Patented May 10, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. GAISMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAST-OFF FOR SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,605, dated May 10,1994.

Application filed February 18, 1904:. Serial No. 194,172. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAIsMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York city, borough of Manhattan, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cast-Offs forSuspenders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the cast-off or connectionbetween suspenderends andthe main straps or webs of the suspenders; andit has for its object to provide a firm support for the suspender-endsfrom the straps or webs and permit the ready detachment of theSuspender-ends.

In carrying out my invention I provide a hook that is pivotallysupported from the suspender within the flexible cast-off strap and afastener for holding the hook and strap closed whereby when the hook andstrap are opened out the suspender-end will be free to fall away.

The invention also comprises the novel de: tails of improvement thatwill be more fully hereinafter set forth and then pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming parthereof, wherein Figure 1 is a face view of a portion of a Suspenderprovided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 isa vertical section, the cast-off being shown closed; and Fig. 4: is aperspective view of my improvements.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a portion of a strap or web of apair of suspenders, and 2 indicates the Suspender-ends, all of which maybe of any well-known construction.

The cast-off is indicated generally at 3 and in the form shown has ashort strap or member 4:, of leather or other suitable flexiblematerial, shown as having one part, 4, passing through a ring or loop 6,connected with the suspender-web.

At 7 is indicated a hanger, shown having one end bent in hook form at 7and passing through the eye of the ring or loop 6, so as to be hungtherefrom, and the free end at of the strap 4 is shown secured betweenthe members of the hanger 7 at the hooked end 7 and riveted thereto, asat 8. By this means both the strap and the hanger are convenientlysecured together and suspended from the loop 6, and as the strap 4passes from the hanger 7 up through the loop 6 and then down below thebight in the strap at 4: assists in sustaining the weight on the strap.

At 9 is indicated a metal hook, which is preferably relatively long atits bent portion 9, and said hook is shown pivotally supported from thehanger 7, as at 10, and is adapted to lie within the lower bight or loopformed by the strap 4, as at f, when the strap is folded up, and saidhook is shown attached to the free end of the strap 4, as by a rivet orother fastener, as at 11. The hook 9 when folded upwardly, as in Fig. 3,receives the bight of the Suspender-end 2 and is then fastened to thehanger 7 by means which permit the ready detachment of the hook fromsaid hanger. As shown in the drawings, the free end of the hook 9 iscoiled or bent, as at 9, in spring-loop form and adapted to pass into anopening or socket 7 in the hanger 7, which opening is of such proportionrelatively to the coil 9 as to provide a s1:)ring-like gripping actionin said opening, the coil 9 passing partly through the opening 7 andforming a tight fit therein. The tip end 4: of the strap 4 is shownextending beyond the rivet 11 in position to be grasped by the fingersfor swinging the hook 9 upon its pivot.

When it is desired to cast off the Suspender end, the free end of thestrap 4. is drawn outwardly and the part 9 of hook 9 is withdrawn fromthe opening 7 of the hanger 7 and then the hook swings or turnsoutwardly, so that the bend 9 of the hook passes sidewise to permit theready discharge of the suspender-end, and when the cast-off is to befastened or closed the hook 9 guides the fastener member 9 into aperture7 l Vhen the cast-off is closed and the suspender-end is in position, asin Fig. 3, the strain and wear are assumed by the hook and hanger andthe strap or loop 4: is relieved from such wear; but the strap concealsthe hook and hanger and keeps the same from producing wear on theclothing and at the same time serves as a convenient means formanipulating the hook.

Modifications may be made in the details of construction shown anddescribed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is 1. A suspendercast-off comprising a strap, a hanger, a hook pivotally connectedtherewith and lying within the bight of the strap when the latter isfolded and having its free end connected with the strap, and means forholding the hook and strap closed, substantially as described.

2. A suspender cast-off comprising astrap, a hook pivotally supportedand adapted to lie within a bight of the strap when the latter isfolded, said hook being connected with the free end of the strap, andmeans for holding the hook in an upwardly-turned position to support asuspender-end, substantially as described.

3. A suspender cast-off comprising a strap, a hanger, a hook pivotallyconnected therewith and lying within the bight of the strap when thelatter is folded and having its free end connected with the strap, thehook and hanger being provided with fastener members for causing thehook to be held firmly in an upturned position, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a suspender cast-off a hanger adapted to be hung from asuspender-web, a hook pivotally connected with said hanger adapted tofold upwardly to receive a suspender-end, and

vmeans provided on the hook and the hanger to coact in holding the hookin an upturned position, substantially as described.

' 5. In a suspender cast-off ahanger adapted to be hung from asuspender-web, a hook pivotally connected with said hanger adapted tofold upwardly to receive a suspender-end, one of said parts having aprojection and the other part having an opening or socket to receive theprojection for holding the hook in an upturned position, substantiallyas described.

6. In a suspender cast-off a hanger adapted to be hung from asuspender-web, ahook pivotally connected with said hanger adapted tofold upwardly to receive a suspender-end, said hanger having an openingor socket and the hook having a bent portion adapted to fit snugly inthe opening or socket to hold the hook in an upturned position,substantially as described.

7. A suspender cast-off comprising a hanger adapted to be hung from asuspender-web, a strap connected with said hanger and arranged to foldaround the same, a hook pivotally connected with the hanger arranged tolie in the bight of the strap, the hook being connected with the freeend portion of the strap, and

means for holding the hook in an upturned position, substantially asdescribed.

8. A suspender cast-off comprising a hanger adapted to be hung from asuspender-web, a strap connected with said hanger and arranged to foldaround the same, a hook pivotally connected with the hanger arranged tolie in the bight of the strap, the hook being connected with the freeend portion of the strap, the hook having a projection and the hangerhaving an opening or socket to receive said projection for holding thehook in an upturned position, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a loop, a hanger having a bent end portion hung onsaid loop, a strap having an end secured between the members of the bentpart of the hanger and passing through said loop, the free end of thestrap being arranged to fold upwardly around the hanger, a hookpivotally connected with the hanger and secured to the free portion ofthe strap so as to lie within the bight of the strap, and means forholding the hook firmly in an upturned position, substantially asdescribed.

10. The combination with a suspender-web, of a cast-off strap connectedat one end with the web and having its other end adapted to depend andbe folded upwardly to receive a suspender-end, a hook lying on the innerface of the strap, secured to the free end of the latter, and arrangedto have the bent portion turned within the bight of the strap when thelatter is closed, and means for holding the hook closed with its freeend in an upturned position, substantially as described.

11. A suspender cast-off comprising a strap adapted to be folded, asupport for a suspenderend located within the folded portion of thestrap, said support being hinged within the folded portion of the st1'ap,and means for keeping the strap and support closed, substantially asdescribed.

12. A suspender cast-off comprising a strap adapted to be folded, asuspender-end support comprising two parts pivotally connected togetherand located within the folded portion of the strap, and means for firmlyholding the strap and support in position to retain the suspender-end,substantially as described.

HENRY J. GAISMAN.

WVitnesses:

T. F. BOURNE, M. HOLLINGSHEAD.

